Spinning ring and traveler therefor



April 14, 1942. H ET AL 2,279,707

SPINNING RING AND TRAVELER THEREFOR Filed Nov. 9, 1940 2 SheetsSheet 1H. E. HERR ET AL SPINNING RING AND TRAVELER THEREFOR April 14, 1942.

Filed NOV. 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In 119 71 Z0121,

Patented Apr. 14, 1942 SPINNING alNoANn TRAVELER rnannroa Harvey E. Herrand Charles Fillinger, Buffalo,

N. Y., assignors to Herr Manufacturing Company, 1110., Buffalo, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application November'B. 1940, Serial No. 365,094

4 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in thespinning rings and travelers employed in connection with spinningmachines.

It has for one of its objects to provide a traveler and ring which aredesigned to provide for a uniformity of thread tension at all times andresist any tendency of the thread to exert an upward pull on thetraveler during the spinning operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spinning ring having animproved means for lubricating the traveler and maintaining a uniformdistribution of lubricant over the bearing face of the ring.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a traverse bar and bobbin showing ourimproved spinning ring and traveler associated therewith. Figure 2 is anenlarged top plan view of the spinning ring and traveler mounted inplace on the ring holder. Figure 3 is an enlarged cross section taken online 33, Figure 2. Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary cross section ofthe ring taken in the plane of line 4-4, Figure 2. Figure 5 is afragmentary top plan view of the ring, partly in horizontal section,showing the improved lubricant-receiving well. Figure 6 is a top planview of a modified form of the invention. Figure 7 is an enlargedfragmentary cross section thereof taken on line 'l-I, Figure 6.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring now to the drawings, particularly the embodiment of theinvention shown in Figures 1-5, inclusive, l0 indicates the take-upspool of a spinning machine and traversing the same for reciprocationaxially thereof is the usual traverse bar ll upon which is mounted aholder l2 for receiving the spinning ring l3 upon which the traveler I4revolves.

The holder I2 is substantially L-shaped in cross section, including abase flange adapted to rest fiatwise on the traverse bar and havingslotted attaching flanges; projecting outwardly therefrom for detachablysecuring the holder to I:

such bar. The spinner ring is detachably applied to the holder and forthis purpose has an annular flange ll projecting outwardly therefrombetween its upper and lower ends for engagement at its marginal bottomside on the top edge of the upright flange of the holder. A clampingelement, which may be in the form of a split ring I8, is engageable withthe marginal top side of the ring-flange l1 and is detachably anchoredin grooves l9 formed in the inner faces of the upstanding lugs 20 of theholder, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

The main body or web portion of the ring I3 is preferably of the crosssection shown in Figure 3, wherein the lower or oblique bearing face 2iis flared downwardly and outwardly, while the upper bearing face 22thereof extends upwardly and outwardly at substantially right angles tothe lower bearing face. These bearing faces are displaced in spacedhorizontal relation by an intervening inwardly-opening annular groove 23constituting a lubricant-receiving channel in which a suitable wick 24,preferably of coiled wire, is arranged for distributing the lubricantabout the ring and thereby effectually lubricating the traveler duringthe spinning operation.

It will be noted from Figures 3 and 4 that the upper edge of the lowerbearing face 2| is dis placed inwardly of the opposing lower edgeof theupper bearing face 22 and that a beveled or champfered portion 25connects the top edge of the lower bearing face with the bottom of thelubricant channel. Formed in the bottom of this lubricant channel is arecess-like well 26 which extends to and intersects the adjoining upperedge of the lower bearing face 2|. This recess may be arcuate in plan,as shown in Figures 2 and 5. and any surplus oil dropped into thisrecess from the wick 24 finds its way to the upper edge of the lowerbearing face of the ring to effectually assure its lubrication. Whilebut one of these recess-like wells is shown in the drawings, it is to beunderstood that more may be provided if desired.

Projecting outwardly of and depending from the periphery of thering-supporting flange l1, and assuming a position outwardly of theholder I2, is a lubricant-receiving cup or well 21 which is adapted tocontain a supply of lubricant and in which is immersed one end of asupply or feed wick 28 held within the cup by a split ring 29. This wickextends from the cup 21 to the ring groove 23 and for this purpose thering has a port 30 leading from the lubricant groove to the exteriorside of the ring, and the ring-flange H has a port 3| communicating withthe ring-port, the feed wick 28 being threaded through these connectingports in the manner shown in Figure 3. whereby the ring-bearing wick 24is continuously supplied with lubricant.

The supporting flange ll of the ring I3 is made separate from the latterbut is securely and frictionally held as a unit thereon. For thispurpose the lower portion of the ring is somewhat smaller in exteriordiameter than is its upper portion to provide a downwardly-facingshoulder 32 against which the top face of the flange I1 is adapted toabut, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. Immediately below this shoulder theouter side of the ring has a plurality of depressions 33 therein andafter its application the adjoining inner portion of the'flange I! isforced upwardly and inwardly into the depressions, as clearly shown inFigure 4 to thereby firmly anchor the supporting flange on the ring andwith the wickreceiving ports 30 and 3| in proper registering alinement.

The traveler I4 is made of a single piece of wire and includes anoblique bearing leg 34 for engagement with the companion face 2| of thering l3, and upper and lower head and toe portions or bars 35, 36,respectively, which are disposed at right angles to the bearing leg 34and extend outwardly from the upper and lower ends thereof. The headportion 35 hooks over the upper bearing face 22 of the ring while thetoe 36 likewise hooks over and extends freely about the lower edge ofsuch ring. The head portion, which is somewhat longer than the toeportion,

terminates at its outer end in a downwardly and outwardly bent lug 31which extends freely about the upper edge of the ring. It will be notedfrom Figure 3 that the various bent portions of the traveler aresubstantially square so that there is no objectionable interferencebetween the various portions of the traveler and the ring, and thesquare-shaped toe 38 always assures a full bearing of the traveler leg34 on the ring bearing face 2|.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figures 6 and '7, thesame is designed for use with short filamentthi eads such as cotton,while the ring structure previously described is intended for use withlong filament threads such as silk and rayon. In this form of theinvention,

38 indicates the ring which is substantially the same in cross sectionas that of the previouslydescribed construction, but which is attacheddirectly to a holder 38 having a depending collar40 adapted forengagement with a companion opening 4| in the traverse bar 42. Thisholder is split radially, as shown at 43, to permit its contraction forready application and removal to and from the traverse bar, the ring 38constituting a unitary structure with the holder. In this embodiment ofthe invention, the holder is provided with a lubricant-receiving cup orwell 44 which is normally closed by a laterally-swinging closure plate45. A wick 48 is employed for feeding the lubricant from the cup throughthe groove in the ring, all as set forth in the previously describedconstruction.

We claim as our invention:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for atraveler having a traveler-engaging bearing face thereon containing alubricant channel for receiving a wick, the bottom of said channelhaving a recess therein forming a lubricant-receiving well.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for atraveler having a traveler-engaging bearing face thereon containing alubricant channel for receiving a wick, the bottom of said channelhaving a recess therein extending from the inner 'wall thereof to and inintersecting relation with the adjoining top edge of said bearing face.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for atraveler having a traveler-engaging face extending outwardly anddownwardly from adjacent the upper end thereof, said ring being providedwith an annular lubricant channel therein for receiving a wick, thebottom of said channel substantially intersecting the upper edge of saidtraveler-engaging face and having a lubricant-receiving recess thereinfacing inwardly and extending to the adjoining top edge of saidtraveler-engaging face.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for atraveler having upper and lower bearing faces extending upwardly andoutwardly and downwardly and outwardly, respectively, from a planebetween the upper and lower edges of the ring, and having an annular,inwardly-facing lubricant channel in such plane and containing a wick,the bottom of said channel having a lubricant-receiving, recess-likewell therein extending to and intersecting the adjoining upper edge ofsaid lower bearing face.

HARVEY E. HERR. CHARLES FILIJNGER.

